


Research Centre
Research is at the heart of all we do. We use it to gain feedback from the communities we support, build evidence-based projects and understand the impact of our work in the short, medium and long terms. Our research team has conducted numerous baseline surveys and impact studies to allow us to continuously assess community needs and monitor the impact of our work.
As Adara continues to grow, we are increasingly focussed on expanding and strengthening our research activities and sharing our findings widely, so others can build on our success and learn from our mistakes.
RESEARCH
NEPAL
UGANDA
RESEARCH CENTRE
Based on our studies to date, the Adara research team has put together a number of papers on various development topics.PAPERS AND ARTICLES
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- 2014 "Demographics, clinical characteristics and neonatal outcomes in a rural Ugandan NICU" Anna Hedstrom, Tove Ryman, Christine Otai, James Nyonyintono, Ryan M McAdams, Deborah Lester, and Maneesh Batra ." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice: Humla, Nepal Projects, Sept, 2013
- ISIS Health Camps and 2010-2012: Sept, 2013.
- Sanders C. and McKay K.H., 'The Search for "Strong Medicine": Pathways to healthcare development in remote Nepal using GIS Technology and Innovation. 2013
- Under review. Sanders, C. and McKay K.H. Revolutionary Ideas: An Exploration of the Role of Kinship in Decision Making in Post-Conflict Nepal, Human Organization.
- Under review. Sanders, C. and McKay K.H. A People’s War? Joining the Maoists in Mountain Nepal. Cultural Anthropology.
- 2012 Sanders, C. and McKay K.H. The Search for “Strong Medicine”: Pathways to healthcare development in remote Nepal using GIS, Technology and Innovation, in press.
- 2012 Sanders, C. and McKay K.H. Love is Cheap: Democratic Rise of Love Marriage among Hindu Maoists in Nepal. Anthropology News, http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2012/04/02/love-is-cheap/.
- Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Cluster vs. Single Home Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems in Rural Nepal, Sustainability, Haddix McKay, Kimber, 2010.
- The impact on respiratory ailments through reduction of Indoor Air Pollution by smokeless metal stove and solar lighting, Mann, Jason, 2009.
- Renewable Energy, Prof. Zahnd, A. and Haddix McKay, K., 2008.
- 2008 Haddix McKay, K. and Zahnd, A. The theoretical basis of holistic community development and the role of renewable energy technologies in improving health conditions in rural Nepal, forthcoming in the Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Regional International Solar Energy Society Conference 2008, Asia Pacific Regional International Solar Energy Society Conference, Sydney, Australia, November 2008.
- 2008 Zahnd, A. and McKay, K.H. A mountain to climb? How pico-hydro helps rural development in the Himalayas, Renewable Energy World, 11(2): 118-123. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/reworld/story?id=52026
- 2007 Pickering A. and Haddix McKay, K. Old and new barriers to family planning in Humla, Nepal: How the urban/rural divide has widened, Contributions to Nepalese Studies, 34(1): 229-245.
- 2007 Zahnd, A. and McKay, K.H. Eclairage sur mesure au Népal, Traces 24(12): 11-13.
- 2007 Zahnd, A. and Haddix McKay, K. Invited keynote paper, Problems encountered with solar PV systems in Himalayan villages and possible remedies, published in the Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy, 45th Annual ANZSES Conference, Solar 07, Alice Springs, Australia, October 2007.
- 2007 Haddix McKay, K., Zahnd, A., Sanders, C. and Nepali, G. Responses to innovation in an insecure environment in rural Nepal, Mountain Research and Development, 27(4): 302–307.
- 2007 Zahnd, A. and McKay, K.H. Quatre piliers pour un développement holistique, Traces 24(12): 7-9.
- Renewable Energy Village Power Systems for Remote and Impoverished Himalayan Villages in Nepal. Zahnd, A., Haddix McKay, K. and Komp, R., 2006.
- Design of an Optimised PV System for a Remote Himalayan Village. Zahnd, A. and Haddix McKay, K., November 2005.
- Renewable Energy Resources for Improved, Sustainable Livelihood. Zahnd, A. and Haddix McKay, K., October 2005
- Development of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Uganda, Africa. Lester, D., 2002.
- Health Needs in Two Ethnic Communities of Humla District, Nepal. Haddix McKay, K., 2002.
- Report on Baseline Primary Health Survey, Humla District, Nepal. Haddix McKay, K., December 1999.
RECENT RESEARCH FINDING FACTS
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The community based healthcare team from Kiwoko Hospital in Uganda surveyed members of 510 households in 15 villages in the region about their health situations and concerns
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ADARA research office analysed over 300 variables of interest from the community surveys conducted in Kiwoko Hospital’s catchment area
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ADARA data collectors surveyed over 300 households in Humla for the latest baseline survey
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The Humla community baseline survey was 34 pages long asking a range of questions to better understand the needs in the community
